Remember when Tinker Bell and Peter Pan flew high in the sky and anything was possible? It was because they BELIEVED they could fly; they believed that anything was possible.
Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day: Believe in yourself. Believe you can be healthy and happy. Believe that, if you try, you can achieve greatness - no matter how large or small the endeavor. When you believe in yourself, you become an inspiration to others - they will believe in themselves because they believe you. BE your WORD. If you say you will exercise, then do it. If you say you are the possibility of fitness and health and will eat accordingly, then DO IT. No excuses...those are for losers. You don't want to be one of those, do you?
Showing posts with label diet and exercise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diet and exercise. Show all posts
Monday, March 5, 2012
Thursday, June 2, 2011
The High Price To Pay For Obesity
For the first time in two centuries, American children could have a shorter lifespan than their parents - and we call ourselves a first world nation.....
Today's child may not live to see 55 years of age due to the deadly complications that can come with having been a chubby baby. Fat babies are not cute; they are a medical disaster in the works. Childhood obesity has tripled in the United States within the past 30 years. More than 190 million Americans are obese or overweight. Interestingly enough, everywhere you look, there are more diet books, programs, machines and gyms sprouting everyday with the promise to get you thinner and slimmer within 20 days. Over $147 billion dollars are spent every year on obesity-related diseases. There is also a high price to pay for being obese - obese workers that are paid $1.25 less and hour over a 40 year career span have $100,000 less before taxes. Oh yes, obese women earn approximately 6.2% less than their slimmer female counterparts.
Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day: The journal, The Lancet has described the world to be in an obesity crisis. In 2008, more than 500 million people worldwide were found to be obese. That's approximately 1 in 10 adults. Don't be that one out of ten...you'll pay the price of obesity financially, medically and you'll really lose out on quality of life.
Source: The Real Cost of Living: Making the Best Choices for You, Your Life, and Your Money, by Carmen Wong Ulrich.
Today's child may not live to see 55 years of age due to the deadly complications that can come with having been a chubby baby. Fat babies are not cute; they are a medical disaster in the works. Childhood obesity has tripled in the United States within the past 30 years. More than 190 million Americans are obese or overweight. Interestingly enough, everywhere you look, there are more diet books, programs, machines and gyms sprouting everyday with the promise to get you thinner and slimmer within 20 days. Over $147 billion dollars are spent every year on obesity-related diseases. There is also a high price to pay for being obese - obese workers that are paid $1.25 less and hour over a 40 year career span have $100,000 less before taxes. Oh yes, obese women earn approximately 6.2% less than their slimmer female counterparts.
Here's Your Healthy Tip of the Day: The journal, The Lancet has described the world to be in an obesity crisis. In 2008, more than 500 million people worldwide were found to be obese. That's approximately 1 in 10 adults. Don't be that one out of ten...you'll pay the price of obesity financially, medically and you'll really lose out on quality of life.
Source: The Real Cost of Living: Making the Best Choices for You, Your Life, and Your Money, by Carmen Wong Ulrich.
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